Overview
- Security teams neutralised 27 country‑made IEDs on January 1 near Monglham village under Thoubal Dam police station in Imphal East.
- Explosives were moved to a secure site and defused following established safety procedures, police said.
- Separate searches in Imphal East recovered a cache including a local‑made .32 pistol, a 12‑bore SBBL gun, a rifle, hand‑grenades, magazines, detonators, charger clips, shells, a tube launcher and two radio sets.
- Two active KYKL cadres were arrested in Thoubal district, while two alleged arms smugglers—Karam Mani Meitei and Thoudam Ranjan Singh—were held in Imphal West and Imphal East with a 9 mm pistol, a magazine and nine rounds.
- Authorities maintain 115 checkpoints across hill and valley districts and continue convoy escorts on NH‑37 as search and area domination operations persist.